California / Public Emplmt Relations Board

Agency file

Public Emplmt Relations Board

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The Public Emplmt Relations Board is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 88 employees with median total compensation of $131,026; the highest distinct record was $224,721.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $10.5M
Employees: 88
Median total: $131,026
Highest record: $224,721

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$2$208,911+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 88 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($131,026) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $116,235 (97%)
Overtime — $72 (0%)
Other — $3,011 (3%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$25,342

$77,821

$131,026

$171,519

$185,867

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $185,867 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $25,342. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Attorney III

10 · $141,145

Conciliator Department of Industrial Relations

9 · $129,013

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

9 · $79,525

Administrative Law Judge

6 · $169,489

Board Member/Public Employment Relations Board

5 · $183,254

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$9.5M —	76 —	$127,323 —
2024	$10.1M ▲ 6.3%	83 ▲ 9.2%	$129,209 ▲ 1.5%
2025	$10.5M ▲ 3.8%	88 ▲ 6.0%	$131,026 ▲ 1.4%

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Record list

Employees

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Geycel Schaefer

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/Public Emplmt Relations Board

2025 total comp

$110,946

Base pay: $105,632
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,314
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,946
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E98
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,356
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3150034801002
Salary Total: $9,075
Total Pay: $110,946

Geycel Schaefer is a Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) at Public Emplmt Relations Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $110,946. They are represented by E98.

Geycel Schaefer

Staff Services Manager I/Public Emplmt Relations Board

2024 total comp

$105,756

Base pay: $102,036
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,756
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,650
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3150034800001
Salary Total: $8,650
Total Pay: $105,756

Geycel Schaefer is a Staff Services Manager I at Public Emplmt Relations Board. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $105,756. They are represented by E97.

Sheena Farro

Attorney III/Public Emplmt Relations Board

2025 total comp

$104,627

Base pay: $84,047
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20,580
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,627
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,506
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3150075795006
Salary Total: $12,882
Total Pay: $104,627

Sheena Farro holds the role of Attorney III at Public Emplmt Relations Board. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $104,627. Union affiliation: E97.